§ 60-13b-2

As used in the Elevator Safety Act:A. 'apprentice' means an individual who is learning a trade from a licensed employer and participates in a registered apprenticeship program;B. 'certificate of operation' means a document issued by the division that indicates the conveyance has passed the required safety inspection and tests and fees have been paid as set forth in the Elevator Safety Act;C. 'contractor' means a person that:(1) is engaged in the trade of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing, maintaining, removing or dismantling conveyances contained within a building or structure;(2) is properly licensed as a contractor by the division pursuant to the Elevator Safety Act; and(3) employs mechanics and apprentices pursuant to the Elevator Safety Act; D. 'conveyance' means:(1) a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform that moves between two or more landings, including elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, platform lifts or stairway chair lifts for carrying persons between landings; and(2) a hoisting and lowering mechanism that is equipped with a car, that serves two or more landings and that is restricted to carrying

r stairway chair lifts for carrying persons between landings; and(2) a hoisting and lowering mechanism that is equipped with a car, that serves two or more landings and that is restricted to carrying materials by its limited size and limited access;E. 'director' means the director of the division;F. 'division' means the construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department;G. 'inspector' means a person certified by the division in the trade of elevator safety to conduct inspections and ensure that work performed by a contractor complies with applicable standards and codes and is employed by the division or a county, municipality or other political subdivision;H. 'mechanic' means an individual who:(1) possesses a journeyman elevator mechanic's certificate pursuant to the provisions of the Elevator Safety Act; and(2) is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing, maintaining, removing or dismantling conveyances covered by the Elevator Safety Act;I. 'standards' means national standards developed for the installation, use or maintenance of conveyances and adopted by division rule; andJ.

ismantling conveyances covered by the Elevator Safety Act;I. 'standards' means national standards developed for the installation, use or maintenance of conveyances and adopted by division rule; andJ. 'temporarily dormant' means a conveyance that is placed out of service as specified in the Elevator Safety Act.History: Laws 2023, ch. 197, § 2. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2023, ch. 197, §§ 1 through 15, the Elevator Safety Act, effective July 1, 2025, were formerly compiled as 61-38-1 through 61-38-15 NMSA 1978, and have been recompiled as 60-13B-1 through 60-13B-15 NMSA 1978 by the compiler.Effective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 197, § 16 made Laws 2023, ch. 197, § 2 effective July 1, 2025.